LeT militant involved in Delhi blasts shot dead in J-K

Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said they have shot dead a top Lashkar-e-Toiba commander, allegedly involved in the Diwali-eve blasts in Delhi on October 29.

"Based on specific information from the Delhi police, the JK police and security forces surrounded a house in the north Kashmir village of Khour, 32 kilometres from Srinagar. The militants opened fire and we responded.

"In the ensuing gun-battle, one top LeT man, Abu Huzaifa alias Abdullah Bhai, was killed. Another militant is still holed up in the house and is firing at the forces," Inspector-General of Police K Rajendra told rediff.com.